Claim · model-written summary
Sieve element diameters were smallest during the dry season.
- Taxon
- Terminalia ivorensisTerminalia ivorensist0
- Outcome
- Sieve element diameterse0
- Direction
- smalleste0
- Setting
- dry seasone0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValueQualifier
Verbatim
t0“Terminalia ivorensis”
e0“Sieve element diameters were smallest in the dry season, possibly because of shrinkage”
Title
Seasonal Variation in Radial Growth and Phloem Activity of Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev
S. ROGERS Annals of Botany 1981. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086057
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